This is one of the first batch in a series called 'Philosophy at Work', designed to show contemporary philosophy being fruitfully applied to practical problems. Mr. Atkinson's first concern is to examine arguments which are commonly used in defence of, and in opposition to, such things as preand extra-marital intercourse, contraception, artificial insemination, divorce, homosexuality. He unrave...

Previous research on reputation systems has primarily focused on the trust building function of reputation systems. The current research also addresses the trust rebuilding function of reputation systems, specifically, the role of the short text comments given in reaction to negative feedback. Online markets are noisy environments; rebuilding trust is therefore often necessary. The results of t...

In three studies we found further evidence for a previously discovered Human-Robot (HR) asymmetry in moral judgments: that people blame robots more for inaction than action in a moral dilemma but blame humans more for action than inaction in the identical dilemma (where inaction allows four persons to die and action sacrifices one to save the four). Importantly, we found that people’s represent...

In the book Unfit for the Future Persson and Savulescu portray the problems and challenges humanity will have to cope with in the near future. Problems technological progress and demographic growth have evoked can’t be solved through common moral psychology, which was assimilated to small, nontechnological societies many many years ago. There is a need of moral enhancement for humanity to be ab...

Title of Document: ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEERS AND PROPENSITY: EXAMINING VULNERABILITY TO PEER REINFORCEMENT Kyle J. Thomas Master of Arts 2011 Directed By: Associate Professor, Jean McGloin, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice ABSTRACT Though scholars recognize that peer-based risks for offending are especially robust, a handful of researchers have started to question whether ...